Grammar TOEFL 13: Advanced Passive Voice
Penjelasan
Passive voice bisa dipakai dengan reporting verb ('It is said that...', 'He is believed to...'), causative ('have/get something done'), dan bentuk 'get' sebagai passive informal ('get promoted', 'get caught'). Passive infinitive perfect ('to have been done') dipakai untuk sesuatu yang sudah terjadi sebelum waktu pelaporan.
Latihan soal
1. It is widely believed that the ancient city ___ destroyed by an earthquake.
- was
- had
- has been
- is
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. was
Fakta historis spesifik → past simple pasif 'was destroyed'.
2. She got ___ during the layoffs last month, along with several colleagues.
- letting go
- let going
- to let go
- let go
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. let go
'Get + past participle' sebagai bentuk passive informal: 'got let go'.
3. The suspect is believed ___ the country before the investigation began.
- to leave
- having left
- to have left
- to having left
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. to have left
Passive infinitive perfect untuk peristiwa yang terjadi sebelum waktu pelaporan.
4. He had his wallet ___ while riding the subway yesterday.
- to steal
- stolen
- steal
- stealing
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. stolen
Causative 'have something done' — dompet menerima tindakan dicuri.
5. The proposal is said ___ significant support from the board.
- to having
- have
- to have
- having
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. to have
Passive infinitive setelah 'is said': 'to have'.
6. She got ___ for her outstanding contribution to the project.
- recognize
- recognizing
- to recognize
- recognized
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. recognized
'Get + past participle' sebagai passive informal.
7. The ancient manuscript is thought ___ by a monk in the twelfth century.
- to having written
- to be written
- to have been written
- having written
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. to have been written
Passive infinitive perfect untuk dugaan tentang masa lalu.
8. They finally got the house ___ after months of renovation delays.
- to finish
- finishing
- finished
- finish
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. finished
Causative 'get something done'.
9. The new evidence is reported ___ the investigation's original conclusions.
- having contradicted
- to contradict
- contradicting
- to have contradicted
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. to contradict
Passive infinitive present untuk pernyataan yang berlaku saat ini.
10. He got ___ in a minor accident on his way to work.
- injure
- injuring
- injured
- to injure
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. injured
'Get + past participle' sebagai passive informal.